Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Ball Earnings

Ball Co. (NYSE:BALL) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ball in a research note issued on Friday, May 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for Ball’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ball’s FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

BALL has been the topic of several other reports. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on Ball from $83.00 to $78.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Ball from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Mizuho cut their price target on Ball from $63.00 to $58.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Ball from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Ball from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $61.00.

Ball Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE BALL opened at $53.58 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a PE ratio of 4.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. Ball has a fifty-two week low of $43.51 and a fifty-two week high of $70.07.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. Ball had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 33.98%. The firm had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Ball Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. Ball’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.62%.

Institutional Trading of Ball

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its holdings in shares of Ball by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Ball during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Ball by 328.4% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its holdings in Ball by 72.4% in the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ball in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.51% of the company’s stock.

Ball Company Profile

Ball Corporation supplies aluminum packaging products for the beverage, personal care, and household products industries in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells aluminum beverage containers to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other beverages.